Kuta most recently served as corporate controller of Lubrizol Corp., a Wickliffe, Ohio-based specialty chemicals manufacturer owned by Berkshire Hathaway.

Kuta, 39, will assume the CFO role from Rick Santa, 63, who will serve as Dynamic Materials' senior vice president of business development. In that role, Santa also will support the company's chief executive officer in growth initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions, officials said.

Prior to joining Lubrizol in 2007, Kuta served in financial and accounting roles with Lincoln Electric Co. and Eaton Corp.

“Mike is a talented executive whose financial expertise and background in relevant industrial markets will be very useful in the management of our corporate infrastructure,” Kevin Longe, Dynamic Materials' president and CEO, said in a statement. “His experience integrating and managing large and sophisticated financial systems will be an important resource as we grow our existing businesses, pursue (merger-and-acquisition) opportunities and establish (Dynamic Materials) as a much larger company.

Dynamic Materials' three business segments include explosion-welded metals, oilfield products and welded products for power-generation turbines and jet engines.

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